Pan lifter and remover



Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,384

W. GILES PAN LIFTER AND Rmovza Filed June 2, 1927 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

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' 'Applic atiion 'filed June, 1927'. "Serial No; 195,939.

tioned-between the pan to be'lifted and adj a'cent pans, to start" the lifting operation.

'Iheprincipal object ofthe invention is to described, which will engageand lift a "pan from the oven or permit its replacement by another without disturbing adjacent pans, however close they 1 maybe .p,os itioned., to the pan to be lifted or replaced, -=thereby permitting the oven space to be utilized to its fullest capacity.

" provide a lifter of the class In large oven-s where it is desirable, fronr vmay be spaced closer or at greater distance the standpoint of economy,.to utilize its full 2 capacity it is often desirable to remove a pan positioned in the oven at some distance from the opening and to replace it with another without disturbing pans positioned between he removed or replaced and the With devices constructed on the which have to be spread to be lifted, this is difficult the pan to 1 opening.

order of tongs,

engage thepan to if not impossible, and another object of the invention is the provision of a lifter of the class described which is adapted to engage and lift or discharge a pan however remote its position relative to the opening, without disturbing other pans adjacent thereto on the side next to the door ofthe oven. A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class describedthat can be used to carry the pan from place 'to place without danger of its falling OH or spilling the contents. V

A stillfurther object is the provision of a device of the class described which can be used to handle any shaped pan.

Still another object is the provision of a pan lifter which is simple to construct and assemble and inexpensive to manufacture.

' Another object is to generally improve pan lifters.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pan lifter embodying the invention. 1 7 5|. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view showing the handles ofthe lifter rotated inward- ,a carrier.

that a pan may, in carryin ly about horizontal axes to bring'the' lifter to a position to advantageously engage one of several pies positioned in close proxlmity.

Fig, 3 is a view along the line 3-3' of Fig. 1,and; I l fl Fig. 4: is an end view of the lifters'howing the 'position adapted forbest carrying" apart 1 :Th-e tion includes a pair of arms 10 and 11, con

nected by a crossbar 13. The arms 10 and 11 are provided with a-liinged connection tothe bar 13'so that the'arms may be independently or simultaneously rotated about their longitudinal axes. V j

The cross bar 13 is intwosecti'on's and is adjustableby means of a pair of thumb screws 14 in order that the armslO and 11 apartdepending upon the size of pans to be lifted. The operators end of the arms 10 venientfor handling or use. The opposite end of the arms 10 and 11 are preferably angular in crosssection and are turned inwardly and slightly upwardly to act as retainers to prevent the pan from slipping ofi the end between the arms,-when used as 13 andthe curved ends of the arms 10 and 11 and projecting inwardly from each of the arms are fingers 12 and 15. V

The fingers 12 and 15 curve slightly upward to about the same extent as the ex preferred embodiment of the; inven' Positioned between the cross bar treme endof the arms 10 and 11 and are spaced apart sufficiently-that a pan 16 may be supported and carried thereon without any difiiculty'. The. fingers 12 and 15 are spacedsufliclently close to each other and to the curved ends of the arms lOand 11 be slid towards and against said curved en s without falling off between the fingers 15 and the curved ends.

To operate the lifter, the arms 10 and 11' are turned until the fingers 12 and 15 are substantially vertical. Thisposition is indicated in Fig. 2, although the fingers can, if necessary, be given a position more completely vertical than is there shown. The arms 10 and 11 are then rotated outwardly thereby forcing the tips of the fingers 12 and 15 underneath the pan 16 and lifting the. pan clear of its support and above the adjacent pans. Further rotation of the arms 10 and 11 outwardly will bring the device to the position shown in Fig. 4, which is a position of complete equilibrium for the pan. In removing the pan from the lifter, the reverse operation can be used, if it is desired to accurately position a pan in an unoccupied space in the oven surrounded by other pies to accurately position elsewhere. If the pan is to be positioned at randonn as on a table or the like, it can be easily and uickly discharged from the lifter by letting t 1e pan slide against the curved ends of the arms at the same time that the arms are being rotated to open position.

Thus it will be seen that l have provided a pan lifter and carrier which enables a. pan to be lifted from among others in close proximity thereto in an oven or the like or to be discharged accurately in such a position without disturbing the adjacent pans and which permits the pan to be safely carried without danger of dropping the pan or spilling its contents. 7 a

I claim-- 1. A toolof the class described, comprising a pair of arms, each arm havin one end curved inwardly and upwardly an each having a plurality of inwardly extending fingers having substantially the same upward curvature as said ends, a cross bar connecting said arms, each end of said bar With the adjacent arm, the axis of rotation of each of said hinges being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the arms. i

2. A tool of the class described, comprising a pair of arms each having a plurality of inwardly extending fingers adjacent one end of said arms, a cross bar connecting said arms, a hinge connecting each end of said bar with the adjacent arm, the axisof rotation of each of said hinges being substantially parallelwith the longitudinal axes of said arms and means for varying the spacing between the arms.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscri lzaed my name this 27th day of May A. D., 192

a hinge connecting WILLIAM GILES. i 

